Rugby League
BBC to show England women’s rugby league test
S4C strikes BT deal to cover Welsh teams’ Challenge Cup campaigns
ViàOccitanie acquires French top-tier rugby league rights
NRL mulls in-house production for next rights cycle
Sky to set first with Women’s Super League Grand Final coverage
Great Britain Rugby League Lions’ tour to be distributed by RDA
BBC lands UK rights to Great Britain and Irish Lions’ rugby league tour
BeIN Sports turns back on Super League
Facebook seals partnership deals in Australia with NRL, AFL and Cricket body
Internet giants unlikely to take Australia rights from TV, says Nine CEO
RDA targets Oceania after buying Super League international rights
The RDA agency will look to extract more value from Australia and New Zealand and strike deals in the Pacific Islands for the first time, after taking over international rights to the Super League.
RDA to market Super League’s international rights
The RDA agency has been appointed as the exclusive agent for international distribution rights to the Super League, the top tier of club rugby league in England.
Toronto Wolfpack seeks to engage global fan base with OTT service
Toronto Wolfpack, the world’s first transatlantic rugby league club, has launched an OTT platform that will grant fans outside of Canada and the UK live and on-demand access to its games.
NRL returns to Sky in UK
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has agreed a five-year deal with the National Rugby League to return the top division of the sport in Australia to its screens for the first time in over a decade.
BeIN Sports renews Super League agreement
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended a rights deal in France for the Super League, the top division of rugby league in England.
Sky to show World Club Challenge
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has agreed a deal to show live coverage of rugby league’s upcoming World Club Challenge match.
NRL plays down concerns as Digital Network launches
The National Rugby League, the sport’s top division in Australia, has insisted its new digital venture will not cannibalise the rights and audiences of its existing media partners.
BBC secures rights to England v New Zealand rugby league series
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has furthered its commitment to rugby league by acquiring rights to next year’s international series between England and New Zealand.